Morcolla District

Morcolla is one of 11 districts of the Sucre Province in the Ayacucho region in Peru.

Morcolla
District
Location of Morcolla in the Sucre province
Country	Peru
Region	Ayacucho
Province	Sucre
Founded	December 21, 1956
Capital	Morcolla
Subdivisions	31 populated places
Area
• Total	289.34 km^2 (111.71 sq mi)
Elevation	3,459 m (11,348 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	2,190
• Density	7.6/km^2 (20/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	050906

Population

The population of Morcolla is 2,190 people, 1,088 men and 1,102 women.[1]

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Rasuwillka at approximately 5,000 m (16,000 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]

• Apu Pumani
• Chillwa Chillwa
• Iskulla
• Kunturisa
• K'ark'ani
• Murqulla Urqu
• Pallqa Urqu
• Pallqacha
• Pata Wasi
• Puka Qaqa
• Pukarilla
• Qalalu
• Qucha Urqu
• Q'ala Pukyu
• Q'illu Q'illu
• Sinaqa Sinqa
• T'akra Silla
• Waychawlla
• Yana Yana
• Yawyu

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (85.58%) learnt to speak in childhood, 14.22% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

Administrative division

The populated places in the district are:[1]

Morcolla Tintay Checc-Chuy Ccotoysa Ccampoya Tambo Jatun Huerta Cucho-Cucho Carancani Curacuracha San Isidro de Ccocha	Pinco Calla Lauje Ccantoni Huaco Ccaccencora Yanapaccha Puchuma Euquicho Pampa Minas Ccesacce Volcan de Ccarhuarazo	Lunco Asnaccocha Runa Runa Pachacalla Millhuata Tastani Eseccocha Amaroyuq Tayapucro

References

1. INEI Archived 2007-06-01 at the Wayback Machine
2. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Sucre Province (Ayacucho Region)
3. inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)